“I don’t think it’s a surprising decision from Andy because Ivan, when he was his coach, Andy won a couple of Grand Slams, won an Olympic gold medal, made the best results of his career so I think it was aa logical move for him to take and they’re a good team so it’s going to be an interesting tournament,” he said.

On his return to Team Murray last week, Lendl said he was on a mission to “ruin” Djokovic's bid to complete a Golden Slam this year. The Serb has already won the Australian Open and French Open to hold all four Majors.

“It’s flattering to hear that - Ivan is one of the legends of our sport,” the world No 1 added. “Having all this rivalry again is pretty good for our sport. It attracts a lot of attention.

"These guys made a strong mark in the history of our sport and it’s good to see them all. But I know there’s been a lot of talks about a potential match-up between Andy and me with Ivan coming to his team but it’s still very early - we’ll take it step-by-step.”